NGC 4612
Galaxy NGC 4612 |
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SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 41 m 32.7 s |
declination | + 07 ° 18 ′ 54 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R) SAB0 ^ 0 |
Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.7 ′ × 2.0 ′ |
Position angle | 145 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
Redshift | 0.005921 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 1775 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(76 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (23.4 ± 1.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | January 23, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4612 • UGC 7850 • PGC 42574 • CGCG 042-205 • MCG + 01-32-134 • 2MASX J12413275 + 0718532 • VCC 1883 • H II-148, II-020 • h 1384 • LDCE 904 NED223 |
NGC 4612 is an 11.5 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 76 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 ly. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 1883 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4588 , NGC 4623 , IC 3617 , IC 3733 .
The object was discovered on January 23, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "vS".